Nine rural local governments from across North Carolina will benefit from more than $2.2 million in funding, which will help them attract a total of 169 new jobs and nearly $50 million in private investment.
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Gold Bond Building Products will invest $90 million in an expansion at its Mount Holly facility, which will add about 11 jobs and retain 100 existing jobs, according to Gaston County records.
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When the two-day NC Manufacturing Conference — MFGCON — begins Thursday morning in Winston-Salem, Phil Mintz will make some opening remarks. Mintz is the director of the NC Manufacturing Extension Partnership. He is also the executive director of N.C. State University’s Industry Expansion Solutions program. Who is Phil Mintz? Business North Carolina takes a look.
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N.C. Community College System, Jerry Vaughan is convinced that the 58-campus system needs turbocharging to be relevant in a fast-changing economy. And he is championing a budget proposal with state leaders that would boost spending for the community colleges by $273.5 million over the next two years.
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North Carolina lawmakers and Gov. Roy Cooper have proposed that the state give $50 million to a business-led nonprofit that wants to set up regional hubs to promote the commercialization of university research and know-how. Here are the details as reported by Business North Carolina.
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Business North Carolina recently announced its selections as best employers across the state based on several different criteria. Check out the list.
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In a challenging year for health care providers, UNC Rex Healthcare again topped Business North Carolina’s 2021 list of North Carolina’s Best Hospitals, an annual ranking of the state’s top medical centers. Here’s the full report.
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The owners of Business North Carolina magazine have acquired SouthPark Magazine from the Charlotte Observer for an undisclosed amount.
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